Comments on: Tutorial Tuesday-Ric Rac Pillow

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:54:08 +0000

I would like to give you some feedback on your business card holder pattern that I found at your previous site.
First thank you very much for posting such an easy and fun pattern to make. I wanted to quilt mine so used batting for the stablizer, which made it thick of course, just right for quilting. I found that I needed to adjust the width size for the cards to fit comfortably with plenty of ease of putting them in and taking them out. I made mine 5″ wide and the finished product is then 4 and 3/4″ Just perfect! The rest of the measurements remained the same.
Thanks again.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:19:11 +0000

Erin! This pillow turned out so, so cute! I love ANYTHING with rick-rack on it. Such a huge fan. I just can’t get enough of how much fun it can add to any project. I’ve never used that fabric fusion before. I’m going to have to check that out for sure. I also hate working with clear thread. It just makes me plain grumpy. However, I do know one trick about it and not sure if you’ve done this before..probably have…but I’ll throw it out there. When I have the clear thread on top, I have to use 100% cotton thread for my bobbin. I also set the clear thread at a distance away from my machine and do not actually have it in the normal spool holder on the machine. Does that make sense? It’s kind of the same principle as working with metallic threads and having that distance between the spool and the needle seems to alleviate the friction of the thread somewhat. Who knows, but thought I’d pass that on. Still makes me grumpy though. LOL

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Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:04:11 +0000

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By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:57:38 +0000

I too had problems with clear thread when I tried sewing felt heart garland. For me I think the fabric slips on the thread and would bunch up. Finally got it but had to adjust with tension and stitch length.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:44:48 +0000

Thanks! I’ve sewed with it before no problem, but I guess this time around it just wasn’t in the cards!

By: wendy

wendy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:40:52 +0000

Good tutorial
I wish I knew the secret to sewing with clear thread … I’ve tried it twice and it was a nightmare!